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The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation’s Horse Racing and Bicycle Racing General Headquarters announced that it held the 'First 2026 Horse Racing and Bicycle Racing User Protection Council' to discuss measures for promoting healthy use of facilities and strengthening user protection.
Held at the Olympic Parktel, the User Protection Council is an advisory body composed of experts in gambling addiction prevention and treatment, law, credit, and speculative industries, along with officials from the Horse Racing and Bicycle Racing General Headquarters.
Council members expressed the need to establish management indicators for each facility that consider characteristics such as the number of visitors and frequency of visits, and to build an evaluation system reflecting various elements including preventive activities and education.
Additionally, they proposed enhancing the connectivity between online and offline user protection systems regarding compliance with purchase limits, and strengthening promotion and step-by-step guidance tailored to user characteristics.
A representative of the Horse Racing and Bicycle Racing General Headquarters, speaking via telephone to this newspaper, said, "Based on diverse opinions from experts, we will enhance the effectiveness of user protection policies and continuously strengthen the system for healthy facility operations."
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